Flag Nightclub

Photo: Paulo Fonseca

The Jose Hugo Celidonio's nightclub, Flag,
(Xavier da Silveira street, 13, Copacabana, RJ) had two floors: at
the first floor, a restaurant and, at the another one, the famous
nightclub where artists, like Nara Leão, Jorge Benjor and Erasmo
Carlos, did great shows. It was also the scene of memorable jam
sessions, therefore because of the quality of the Flag's
musicians, the nightclub was frequented by many artists and
influential people: Sarah Vaughan, Elis Regina, Chico Buarque, Tom
Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Simonal, Erlon Chaves, Silvio Cesar,
Ronaldo Boscoli, Ibrahim Sued, Danuza Leão, Tereza Souza Campos,
Beky Klabin, Carlos Lacerda, Carlos Niemeyer... A lot of many
excellent musicians played there, like: